How to add players to the initiative tracker

You can add tokens to the initiative tracker. You can add characters to the initiative tracker. But can you add Players to the initiative tracker? I'd like a quick way to put a Player's username on the tracker, but I'm not sure if it exists.

No, the Initiative tracker is strictly token based, as I understand it. I'm even uncertain how you mean you can add characters to the tracker.. it should only allow tokens. (perhaps if they're linked to character sheets maybe)

I meant as linked to character sheets. I was just trying to distinguish the word player from character for the sake of specificity.

Mark is correct; the turn tracker window only understands tokens. It doesn't even understand linked character sheets; the token is simply copying its name from the character, because the linked token knows about the character, and the turn tracker is looking at the token's (copied) name.

Brian said: ...the token is simply copying its name from the character, because the linked token knows about the character, and the turn tracker is looking at the token's (copied) name. This is not entirely correct; the token's name itself, although initially copied from the linked character sheet, is a separate entity and it is this which the turn tracker uses. If a token's name is changed, it is that which is shown on the turn tracker, rather than anything from the journal entry. This allows the naming of individual tokens, for example Zombie1, Zombie2, Zombie3, to be distinct in the turn tracker, even if all the tokens are 'controlled' by the same journal entry/character sheet. Otherwise, yes, everyone's correct; the turn tracker cares about the token and the token alone, and ignores any other factors involved, making it impossible to put anything other than a token into it. -Phnord

Holy Frijoles, she's right! How could I have not known that; it's staring right at me every time I use the thing! Oh well, learn something new every day I suppose. -Phnord the Unobservant

Phnord Prephect said: Brian said: ...the token is simply copying its name from the character, because the linked token knows about the character, and the turn tracker is looking at the token's (copied) name. This is not entirely correct; the token's name itself, although initially copied from the linked character sheet, is a separate entity and it is this which the turn tracker uses. If a token's name is changed, it is that which is shown on the turn tracker, rather than anything from the journal entry. This allows the naming of individual tokens, for example Zombie1, Zombie2, Zombie3, to be distinct in the turn tracker, even if all the tokens are 'controlled' by the same journal entry/character sheet. Otherwise, yes, everyone's correct; the turn tracker cares about the token and the token alone, and ignores any other factors involved, making it impossible to put anything other than a token into it. -Phnord Sorry, I thought what I said was more clear. That's exactly what I meant. Token names are by-value, not by-reference /programmer =P

Yeah, I'm aware of that. I was thinking outside the box a little bit and trying to do some abstract code. No worries. I'll find another way. The response is satisfactory. Thanks.